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LA County sheriff says 8 deputies took Bryant crash photos
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted. "That was my No. 1 priori...
Mar 03, 2020
Tokyo falls back, other Asian markets track Wall St gains
TOKYO - Shares in most Asian markets tracked overnight gains on Wall Street, but Tokyo's benchmark fell back Tuesday as gnawing concerns over the virus outbreak chilled buying sentiment. Traders were ...
Mar 03, 2020
Ex-guard frees dozens of hostages in Manila mall, is subdued
MANILA, Philippines - A recently dismissed security guard freed dozens of hostages and was subdued by police after walking out of a shopping mall in the Philippine capital on Monday, ending a daylong ...
Mar 03, 2020
Australian Associated Press to shut down after 85 years
CANBERRA, Australia - The national news agency Australian Associated Press said Tuesday it will close in late June, its 85 years in business vanquished by a decline in subscribers and free distributio...
Mar 03, 2020
Sean Spicer joining cable TV talk show fray on NewsMax
NEW YORK - While Sean Spicer says he expects his old boss, President Donald Trump, to be re-elected, he doesn't view his new television talk show as a vehicle for helping accomplish that end. Trump's ...
Mar 03, 2020
US stocks get a boost from emergency rate cut from the Fed
NEW YORK - Stocks got a boost Tuesday after the Federal Reserve made an emergency cut to interest rates in hopes of shielding the economy from the effects of the fast-spreading virus. The S&P 500 ...
Mar 03, 2020
Virus spread prompts Fed to slash rates in surprise move
WASHINGTON - In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point Tuesday in an effort to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronav...
Mar 03, 2020
PM says Canada working with international community on novel coronavirus
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is working with the international community to make sure it does everything that is necessary to ensure Canadians are kept safe fr...
Mar 03, 2020
Former Sylvan Lake resident to speak at Municipal Library about new book
SYLVAN LAKE- Charlotte Tweed will speak about her recently published book, Roam Free: A Travel Transformation Memoir, at the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library on Saturday March 21, from 2 to 3 p.m. Tweed,...
Mar 03, 2020
Lethbridge police seize and destroy live mortar rounds
LETHBRIDGE- An explosives disposal unit seized and safely destroyed two live artillery rounds on the weekend.Police say one 82-millimetre mortar round was discovered Saturday in a garbage can near a s...
Mar 03, 2020 Mortar round -- Photo released by Lethbridge Police Service